"see dollar signs" meaning in English

See see dollar signs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sees dollar signs [present, singular, third-person], seeing dollar signs [participle, present], saw dollar signs [past], seen dollar signs [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,saw,seen>|head=~dollar sign􂀿s:􂁀}} see dollar signs (third-person singular simple present sees dollar signs, present participle seeing dollar signs, simple past saw dollar signs, past participle seen dollar signs)
  1. (informal) To greedily notice the potential to make a profit. Tags: informal Related terms: dollar-sign eyes
    Sense id: en-see_dollar_signs-en-verb-yMO~sJ-d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Money

Inflected forms

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        "(informal) To greedily notice the potential to make a profit."
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